Because of my job, I sometimes second guess the future. I work with adoptive families, some of whom are struggling. Most of these families are devoted, loving, highly functioning and yet they are trembling under the weight of the challenges their kids bring. Some of our families have tremendous difficulty connecting with their kids and everyone suffers because of the trauma and resulting behaviors. When I hear the stories of hurt, disappointment and tremendous pain, I wonder if that will someday be us... I wonder if we will struggle with mental illness, behavioral challenges, physical difficulties...I worry that my kids don't have a dad who lives in our home. I've never been a biological parent, so I don't know if these worries are unique to families formed through adoption but somehow I doubt it. Even when you share genetics with a child, the future is largely unknown. When I brought my boys into my home, I made a conscious decision to leave no stone unturned in bringing t...
Comments
It is unbelievable that this garden is situated in such a hot and dry region.
Years ago, I have been to New Mexico and Albuquerque, and I liked it very much. But when I think about New Mexico, I see cactus, desert, perhaps palms, but no english country garden.
Kind regards from Germany,
Monika
I am brand new to the blog world...I happened upon your blog by accident~a happy accident...and now I am hooked on blogs...your garden is gorgeous...Love to read your blog....
I just started my own gardening blog, with lots of pics from my garden...please come check it out..
http://shabbychiccatsgardencloseups.blogspot.com/